Details

Every five minutes a child goes missing. Debbie and Jack face the ultimate parental nightmare - the disappearance of their child - and find themselves thrown into a vicious cycle of recrimination and self-hatred. Butler's play delves into the underbelly of a couple's experience of becoming parents, revealing their fears, anxieties and repulsions; as well as exploring the vacuum that is left when the child is removed. In many ways Leo's most experimental play to date The Early Bird takes you deep inside the troubled and fractured minds of the traumatized, unlocking the door to the darkest corners of the human imagination. Real life husband and wife Catherine Cusack and Alex Palmer play Debbie and Jack, bringing an added intimacy and a depth to the portrayal of the grieving couple, as they relive their last memories of their daughter. Performance length 75mins with no interval

Cast/Performers

Catherine Cusack, Alex Palmer

Creatives/Company

Author: Leo Butler
Producer: Hugh de la Bedoyere (for Natural Shocks in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Donnacadh O'Briain
Design: takis
Music: Philip Stewart